Collaborating with program sponsors and cross-functional Security partners to identify, document, and objectively assess opportunities, challenges, and risks across traditional and novel Security domains using qualitative and quantitative factors, including KRIs and KPIs.
Serving as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for key security initiatives or workstreams when required, owning outcomes and driving decision-making to keep programs moving forward.
Creating program strategies and artifacts, including proposals, prioritization frameworks, roadmaps, dependency maps, and risk registers, to drive initiatives that incrementally increase program maturity over time.
Partnering with Product, Engineering, and Security teams to influence adoption of critical initiatives, navigate technical dependencies, and support the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) as part of product and feature launches.
Concurrently managing multiple critical projects end-to-end: establishing milestones and timelines, managing cross-functional workstreams and dependencies, holding teams accountable for deliverable quality, and clearly communicating the impact of delays on project timelines and security risk posture.
Providing program status to Security leadership while ensuring transparency on key metrics, program effectiveness, strategic direction, and changes.
Conducting regular data analysis on security control performance to identify trends, anomalies, and areas for improvement, leveraging BI tools to drive data-informed decisions.
Driving process improvement and scaling initiatives within security programs by leveraging AI tools, automation, and retrospectives to optimize workflows, reduce manual toil, and achieve outcomes efficiently.
Authoring Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to focus teams on the right short-term and long-term goals, and managing change across complex multi-quarter programs.
Rapidly identifying and escalating risks to enable proactive collaboration and timely resolution.
Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree or master's degree in a related field
5+ years experience as a program manager or related discipline
5+ years of experience in security, risk management, compliance, information systems or other relevant fields
Strong understanding and proven experience of formal program management methodologies
Working knowledge of and experience in cyber/security domain
Fluency in leveraging AI in daily workflows to enhance efficiency, drive process improvements, and deliver high-quality, business-ready outputs.
Exceptional skills in time management, facilitation, communication, and organization
Ability to translate complex concepts simply for varied audiences
Experience managing cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and operating in environments where processes and paved roads may not yet exist.